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Police in New Jersey in the United States have arrested several people in a crackdown on the illegal trading of prescription drugs, including the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra

The arrests, in Perth Amboy, took place following a tip off by a local doctor who claimed drug sales were occurring in a number of stores which did not have permits to operate as pharmacies, NJ.com reports.

Undercover police officers managed to purchase Viagra in seven shops in the area and they arrested ten individuals including store owners and employees.

Perth Amboy Police chief Michael Kohut highlighted the dangers associated with the illegal sale of drugs like Viagra. He told NJ.com: “There’s a need for qualified doctors to prescribe these drugs to make sure people are getting the right stuff.”

Meanwhile a medicine company in New Hampshire has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic counterfeit Cialis tablets, which are subscribed to men suffering with impotence.

Fake erectile dysfunction drugs often have no clinical effects at all but some can contain substances which can be harmful to health.